The 1920 silent film Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde directed by John S. Robertson is known as one of the great film performances by John Barrymore. Filmed during the day while at the same time the great theater actor appeared on the stage at night, Barrymore’s performance is an acting tour de force. Barrymore plays…
Category Archives: Classic Movies
Two Years. 112 Posts.
Classic Couple launched in September 2018 as a place to share our love of classic movies. Two years later, this marks post #112. As we begin production on our third year, we commemorate the occasion, grateful for all who have engaged with us here. We thank our readers, collaborators, promoters, TCM Club members, friends, and…
Announcing Classic Couple Academy
As we celebrate two years as the Classic Couple, we’re thrilled to announce a new offering: Classic Couple Academy. Classic Couple Academy is dedicated to exploring classic film history, academy style. It’s an online community, where fans of classic movies can learn together and discover the magic of film-making behind the scenes and in front…
2020 TCM Summer Under the Stars – Live Tweet Schedule #4
As TCM’s Summer Under the Stars programming winds down, we enjoyed some more impromptu live-tweeting. We simply could not ignore Claudette Colbert and Paul Henreid, actors who starred in some of the most beloved films of all time. It Happened One Night (1934) was the first film to win every major Academy Award, including Best…
An Enchanting Romance: Love Affair (1939)
The remake. This history of film is raft with remakes, many sparking debates around which version is considered the best. Every remake beckons the true film aficionado to seek out the original. Love Affair (1939) is one such original. It stars Charles Boyer as French painter Michel Marnet and Irene Dunne as American singer Terry…
2020 TCM Summer Under the Stars – Live Tweet Schedule #3
Couldn’t let William Powell day of TCM Summer Under The Stars programming pass by without a #TCMParty. Appreciate the opportunity to watch the first airing on TCM of The Senator Was Indisceet (1947). Apropos to watch during an election year…
2020 TCM Summer Under the Stars – Live Tweet Schedule #2
We’ve been having a ball this month watching TCM’s Summer Under the Stars programming. Naturally, some impromptu live-tweeting ensued. Two stars whose days we enjoyed and whose films we live-tweeted are John Barrymore and Cary Grant. Follow @CoupleClassic as the month continues…
2020 TCM Summer Under the Stars – Live Tweet Schedule #1
Each year we look forward to TCM’s Summer Under the Stars programming where each day in the month of August the channel devotes the day to airing the films of one actor. This year we plan to live-tweet a number of films on the schedule. Our first installment is below. See the captions for when…
Myrna Loy’s First Starring Role: Indecent (1932)
Vanity Fair, by William Makepeace Thackeray, follows the lives of two friends Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley as they move through British high society. First published as a 19-volume monthly serial from 1847 to 1848, its popularity led to the publishing of a single volume in 1848. Today the book is regarded as a classic…
Sunday Afternoon Pre-Code: TCMFF Special Home Edition
Most memorable scenes from Red Headed Woman (1932) – TCMFF Special Home Edition. Jean Harlow as the red headed woman you love to hate in a film that delivers everything you want from a Pre-Code. …